Whither Will This Man Go?
The boldness of Jesus in breaking the Pharisees' traditions had brought their growing suspicion and opposition to a head, and they determined to seize Him. Petty officers were sent to arrest him when he was present in Jerusalem at the...
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The Son
Names in the Scriptures form an interesting study. For instance, the various names that God uses to describe Himself: Elohim, Jehovah, The Lord God, Almighty God, The Most High God, Father--all convey different truths about the same Person. And so...
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Agents Everywhere
It was a pristine autumn day recently as our plane winged its way up the California coast. The woman beside me, in her early fifties I judged, was friendly, and told me about the sights far below. But as we...
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Fellow-Laborers
Aquila--"an eagle." A converted Jew of Pontus, husband of Priscilla, whom Paul first met at Corinth (Acts 18:2). He and Paul worked together as tentmakers. Aquila and Priscilla had been driven from Rome as Jews by an edict of the...
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Paul at Troas
Paul's public service for the Lord Jesus is given in two parts. From chapters 9 through 15 we have his association with Barnabas, "a good man full of the Holy Spirit and of faith" (Acts 11:24). He befriended Saul of...
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Saul the Pharisaic Student
Saul of Tarsus was head in whatever circle he moved, whether as Saul the persecuting Pharisee, or Paul the laboring missionary. If he was chief of sinners, he became chief of saints. If he was the man of action whirling...
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Was Paul Mistaken?
To readers who have been impressed with the exquisite courtesy and consummate skill of Paul's address at Athens, it comes as a shock to learn that some Bible students have seriously suggested that it was in fact a great mistake....
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Paul’s Journeys & God’s Guidance
The general extent and purpose of Paul's missionary journeys appears in Romans 15:18-24: "From Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ," with the ambition that as many as possible of those who had...
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The Language of Hands and Eyes
While Luke is very sparing of personal details, he gives us some few hints about Paul's physical characteristics as bearing on his moral influence. As an orator, he evidently used a good deal of gesture with his hands; for example,...
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